Bank Regulatory Associate (’16-’18)

 

Location: New York

Employer: Vault/AmLaw Top 25

Experience Requirement: 3 years’ experience at a private firm or government agency in advising financial institutions on how to navigate regulatory issues

Description: Bank Regulatory Attorney (’16-’18 graduating class)

Top ranked, bank regulatory practice seeks excellent attorney with at least 3 years’ experience at a private firm or government agency in advising financial institutions on how to navigate regulatory issues.

Ideal candidate would have several years of significant responsibility advising clients in the financial institutions space at a global firm and/or at a government agency such as the FRB or OCC. 

Responsibilities likely to include but are not limited to:

• • • Advising on capital requirements
    • Advising on governance and risk management expectations
    • Advising generally on financial services regulatory environment updates

Key Characteristics:

• • • Substantial experience advising on bank regulatory matters
    • Proven ability to manage complex projects, including the coordination of attorneys in other disciplines and jurisdictions as well as junior attorneys and legal staff
    • Experience with broker dealer issues is desired but not required

Academics: Exceptional performance in law school

Bar Admission Requirement: New York

Market Compensation (graduating class):

Signing Bonus: Yes

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Important note to all potential candidates

Carlyle Search Group recruits for many of the largest and most prestigious law firms in the world. These firms have become “biglaw” because they hire the very best and brightest. You should only inquire about this opportunity if you are exceptional.

You must possess ALL of the following if you are seeking to lateral into one of the biglaw firms we work with:

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Strong organizational skills, with ability to set priorities, manage expectations and perform multiple tasks simultaneously
• Excellent/polished legal writing/drafting skills
• Possesses strong attention to detail
• Strong people/interpersonal skills including an ability to interface effectively with all levels of stakeholders
• Ability to competently and professionally interface with business partners of all levels of seniority
• Superior negotiation skills
• Excellent analytical skills
• Strong work ethic/willingness to work hard
• Dependable
• High degree of maturity
• Possesses a strong desire to learn and expand legal skill set
• Keen interest and enjoyment of complex transactions
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision
• Excellent research abilities
• Willingness to accept significant responsibility
• Comfortable working directly with clients
• Dedicated to providing clients with the highest quality legal services
• Team player
• Self-starter who is sharp, quick to pick up new concepts, takes initiative and willing to dig in and become an “expert” as needs arise
• Flexibility and adaptability with respect to assigned tasks and engagements due to changing deadlines, deliverables, and task priorities
• Ability to take a practical approach to the practice of law taking into account the dynamics of a deal and the needs of the particular clients
• Possesses leadership skills